George Whitefield Quotes (43 Quotes)

For in Jesus Christ there is neither male nor female, bond nor free; even you may be the children of God, if you believe in Jesus.

Learn, O saints From what has been said, to sit loose to all your worldly comforts and stand ready prepared to part with everything, when God shall require it at your hand.

The righteousness of Jesus Christ is one of those great mysteries, which the angels desire to look into, and seems to be one of the first lessons that God taught men after the fall.

An evil, that in any age, especially in these dregs of time wherein we live, cannot sufficiently be inveighed against.

My brethren, if you were left to yourselves, you would be overcome by every temptation with which you are beset.

To preach more than half an hour, a man should be an angel himself or have angels for hearers.

The reason why the Son of God took upon him our nature, was, the fall of our first parents.

Among the many reasons assignable for the sad decay of true Christianity, perhaps the neglecting to assemble ourselves together, in religious societies, may not be one of the least.

And now let me address all of you, high and low, rich and poor, one with another, to accept of mercy and grace while it is offered to you; Now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation; and will you not accept it, now it is offered unto you?

Although believers by nature, are far from God, and children of wrath, even as others, yet it is amazing to think how nigh they are brought to him again by the blood of Jesus Christ.

It is a poor sermon that gives no offense; that neither makes the hearer displeased with himself nor with the preacher.

But he is unworthy the name of a minister of the gospel of peace, who is unwilling, not only to have his name cast out as evil, but also to die for the truths of the Lord Jesus.

Numberless marks does man bear in his soul, that he is fallen and estranged from God but nothing gives a greater proof thereof, than that backwardness, which every one finds within himself, to the duty of praise and thanksgiving.

This discourse, and the present frame of my mind, lead me rather to speak to those, who by feeling Satan's fiery darts, know assuredly that there is a devil.

But still take heed how you hear for upon your improving the grace you have, more shall be given, and you shall have abundance.

Fight the good fight of faith, and God will give you spiritual mercies.

And that there may be always such a heart in you, let me exhort all governors of families, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, often to reflect on the inestimable worth of their own souls, and the infinite ransom, even the precious blood of Jesus Christ, which has been paid down for them.

Various are the pleas and arguments which men of corrupt minds frequently urge against yielding obedience to the just and holy commands of God.

Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.

As for the extraordinary operations of the Holy Ghost, such as working of miracles, or speaking with divers kinds of tongues, they are long since ceased.

Mere heathen morality, and not Jesus Christ, is preached in most of our churches.

Nothing is more generally known than our duties which belong to Christianity; and yet, how amazing is it, nothing is less practiced?

Here then I could conclude but I must not forget the poor negroes no, I must not. Jesus Christ had died for them, as well as for others.

Do not waver, but give him that which he desires, your hearts it is the heart the Lord Jesus Christ wanteth and when you have an inward principle wrought in your hearts by this same Jesus, then you will feel the sweetness and pleasure of communion with God.

My heart is full of love to you. I would speak, till I could speak no more, so I could but bring you to Christ.

No, if we come in the spirit and power of our Master, in this, as in every other part of his sufferings, we must follow his steps.

Thus was the King and the Lord of glory judged by man's judgment, when manifest in flesh: far be it from any of his ministers to expect better treatment.

No, the religion of Jesus is a social religion.

You see, my brethren, my heart is full; I could almost say it is too big to speak, and yet too big to be silent, without dropping a word to you.

We are immortal until our work on earth is done.

When our Lord says, we must be converted and become as little children, I suppose he means also, that we must be sensible of our weakness, comparatively speaking, as a little child.

At the day of judgment we shall all meet again.

The great and important duty which is incumbent on Christians, is to guard against all appearance of evil; to watch against the first risings in the heart to evil; and to have a guard upon our actions, that they may not be sinful, or so much as seem to be so.

It is very remarkable, that in the book of life, we find some almost of all kinds of occupations, who notwithstanding served God in their respective generations, and shone as so many lights in the world.

For it pleased God, after he had made all things by the word of his power, to create man after his own image.

O that unbelievers would learn of faithful Abraham, and believe whatever is revealed from God, though they cannot fully comprehend it! Abraham knew God commanded him to offer up his son, and therefore believed, notwithstanding carnal reasoning might suggest may objections.

The Judge is before the door: he that cometh will come, and will not tarry: his reward is with him.

O my brethren, my heart is enlarge towards you. I trust I feel something of that hidden, but powerful presence of Christ, whilst I am preaching to you.

At sundry times, and in diverse manners, God was pleased to speak to our fathers by the prophets, before he spoke to us in these last days by his Son.

If your souls were not immortal, and you in danger of losing them, I would not thus speak unto you; but the love of your souls constrains me to speak: methinks this would constrain me to speak unto you forever.

Take care of your life and the Lord will take care of your death.

Let us, therefore, not be weary of well-doing; for we shall reap an eternal harvest of comfort, if we faint not.

It is an undoubted truth that every doctrine that comes from God, leads to God and that which doth not tend to promote holiness is not of God